Jared Milrad and Nathan Johnson are planning a small ceremony at Montrose Harbor for their wedding this summer.

But this week they added a big name to the invitation list.

"We did extend an invite to Hillary Clinton, given she invited us to share on her big day," Milrad, 31, said.

Milrad and Johnson are seen as part of a montage of Americans making big changes in their lives — retirement, a new child, a new career — in the video Clinton launched this week to announce her 2016 presidential run.

The scene featuring Milrad and Johnson, who are Democrats, was shot at their Uptown apartment in March. The final video includes a brief clip of the couple walking in front of their home and holding hands before Milrad says, "I'm getting married this summer to someone I really care about."

Honored to be part of the video, Milrad invited Clinton to their July wedding via Twitter.

"We thought it was a historic moment, a same-sex couple being part of a presidential announcement," Milrad said. "That had never been done before, and we wanted to return the favor."

Hillary's running for president because everyday Americans need a champion—and she wants to be that champion. Watch her announcement video to kick off the campaign. (YouTube)

Hillary's running for president because everyday Americans need a champion—and she wants to be that champion. Watch her announcement video to kick off the campaign. (YouTube)

Milrad and Johnson have supported Democratic candidates in the past and are vocal backers of the legalization of same-sex marriage nationwide. In 2008, Milrad worked for President Barack Obama. Johnson initially supported Clinton over Obama in that race.

"Obviously we've reconciled on that," Johnson, 30, said.

Clinton's campaign has reached out to thank the couple for the wedding invitation but have not indicated whether she will be able to attend, Milrad said.

"They said they were thrilled with the response they were getting and thrilled we could be open and public about our love for each other, our relationship, our marriage and our ability to be wed this summer," Milrad said.

Milrad is originally from New York and Johnson from a small town in Michigan. They met more than six years ago through a mutual friend while attending graduate school in Boston and fell in love, Johnson said.

A year-and-a-half ago, the couple moved to Chicago, where Milrad founded a nonprofit legal services company and Johnson now works as a health care consultant. They have a rescue dog named Cooper who Johnson said has kept them together "through thick and thin."

Cooper "was slightly disappointed about the video because he was cut out of it, and we were walking with him," Johnson said. "But he's OK. He still supports Hillary."

Milrad said he and Johnson hope the video shows people that they are everyday middle-class Americans trying to make ends meet — paying for a wedding, paying off student loans and starting careers — should be treated no differently than anyone else under the law.

"We are thrilled by the outpouring of support from around the world for our rights to be legally married and for the basic human rights of every individual around the world," Milrad said. "We think that is the kind of leader Hillary is and the type of president she will be."